Not long ago, Rushden’s High Street had a multiplicity of retail banks:
- Co-operative
- Lloyds
- Barclays
- TSB
- NatWest
- HSBC
One by one they have closed, with HSBC being the most recent.
The banks, housed mostly in buildings of significant architectural merit, contributed positively to the vitality of the High Street.
Sadly, several of the buildings have been repurposed and are no longer of retail/banking use. The common trend now is conversion into blocks of flats or homes-of-multiple-occupation.
HSBC said that their closure was only temporary, while some structural maintenance took place. However, many residents feared that it would never re-open.
For a change, we have Good News!
After a four-month closure, HSBC has re-opened which means that a banking facility has been retained in Rushden High Street.
